1983_02 The Daily Collegian February 1983

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• Scorecard
RosWofl mart's baeketba*! season statietics Women's
(16 same*) (19 games)
Las Vegas jumps to No. 2
on top 20 basketball poll
Nevada Las Vegas, the only major college men's basketball team in the country
without a loss, is ranked No. 2 in the nation this week, according to the Associated
Press writers' poll
UNLV, 18-0 overall and currently leading the Pacific Coast Athletic Association
race, pulled 13 first place votes. The Runnin' Rebels trail only defending national
champion North Carolina in the AP poll.
The United Press International poll is due out today
The Tar Heels are 17 3, but are on a tear after a 3-3 start out ol the blocks UNC had
14 !-
4 2). Houston (16-2),
st of the top 10 has Indiana (15-2). UCLA
(17-1) and Mississippi (16-3).
UCLA, leading the Pacific 10 Conference, was No 1 before the Bruins' loss to
Alabama Saturday,
The rest of the top 20 includes Villanova (13 3), Louisville (16 3), Iowa (13 4),
Georgetown (15-4). Kentucky (13-4), Illinois State (15-1), Minnesota (13-3). Washing¬
ton State (15-2). Georgia (14-3) and Syracuse (13-4)
Georgetown is best known to Fresno State fans as the team that interrupted the
Bulldogs' hopes in the national playoffs last spring.
Fresno was ranked as high as No 17 this season, that on the The Sporting News poll
earlier in the season The Bulldogs, 12-6. trail UNLV in the PCAA chase
Bulldog poloists add former JC
ail-American for next season
The Visalia Connection of the Bulldog
water polo team became deeper last
week, according to CSUF head coach
Harold Zane
The Bulldogs landed John Diepersloot,
a former junior college all-Amervcan from
Visalia's College of the Sequoias Zane
said Diepersloot is currently attending
classes at CSUF and will be eligible next
fan
Diepersloot did not play last season
while attending the University of Iowa.
Diepersloot led COS to a 35-5 record
sons ago He led the team with 121
goals and 65 assists for 187 points. He also
made 60 steals
Diepersloot joins former COS
ates Brad Grote and Scott Robertshav.
i the Bulldog
Redwood High School, where he was a
prep all-American in 1979 and 1980. He
was a memnber of the United States
Junior National team in 1980-81.
"John has the potential to be the finest
water polo player in the history of Fresno
State," Zane said. "I am extremely happy
back to the game and
at he decided
Diepersloot   will   have   so
ind major in dairy
at CSUF
Blacksill
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"At Fresno State, I had to beat out
three centers. Now I have to beat out five
- of better quality," adds
Blacksill.
ough  «
erything  -
high
:r the competi-
school, college, or what<
sion. I always play up to the higher level."
The adrenalin, he has. But even with his
future on the line, his nerves have not
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bothered him.
"1 am unsure of what's going to be hap¬
pening, but I'm not nervous," says Black¬
sill, who looks as physically prepared as
he does mentally. ^
"I've been running and lifting weights
since 1 got back from my honeymoon.
And I've been working in the field with my
dad. I was a wrestler in high school so I've
also been wrestling with some of the
friends I graduated with and staying
When Blacksill talks about working in
the field, he is talking vineyards, 80 acres
"I grew up in Easton. It's si:
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Blacksill
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miles south of Fresno on highway 41. It's
the highway you take if you want to go to
Paso Robles," says Blacksill. "I grew up,
on a farm all my life."
So Blacksill's road is paved  From
Easton to Los Angeles. About the only
thing the two t
soil. Only Eastt
laws of gravity.
"I wfcn't like adjusting to city life much,"
he says. "The noise, the traffic — the
everyday life of a big city. I'm kind of fond
of just Fresno, California."
change your life. First, 1 got drafted; then I    he's the best one, hell get a good look,    have the inside track over other center*
got married; then coming back from our    He's got a good chance," saysGBbertson.   tryingout. «_^r_
hotveymoon and haling to gfc. back to    "He comes from a good program (Fresno ',■   The Manhattan Beach h"»ming amp
work. And I've had to drop out of school.    State) and guys that play for (BuBdog   was converted from
And now I have to leave my wife for five    head coach Jim) Sweeney are good play-    "'—' ""— "" ''""
ers. It's hard to telomere he stands since
we haven't seen him..
"None of-the centers have snapped a
ball yet," continues Gilbertson, who
added that the Express would carrv one
center and a back-up center who can
double as a guard.
Gilbertson also pointed
weeks and that's a big discomfort. You'r«
7 won't like adjusting
to city life much. The
dirt has yet to defy the     /,0/SOj f/|8 tnfflC ... '
^^^^^^^^^—,- elementary
school. The old classrooms have been
converted to locker rooms and the old
cafeteria into a weight room. This w* be
.Blacksill's honie for the next few
months. No vineyards, no late night fun
and no Susan. Just footbafl, football,
footbalL
ing camp," says B
i edge all the timevBut 1 think in the long
in it will all work/out for the best."
_,  Bill Dole, the Bulldog offensive line
. .w»„ .. here," adds Blacksill, who   coach, agrees.
needs only 30 units to graduate with a       "With the league being as '- '-
degree in viticulture. "I was born and   it's hard to say,what quality
raised here. I like the country. Bi
big city) "
BlacksiD was a drafted player, he would /phone calls home to my wife."
II use it for
JuSo wants to keep his mother and sis¬
ter here with him for as long as he can
" convince them to stay, but his mother
does want to return eventually. JuBo and
Margaret are considering returning
.....—.- ~ „,„._..,—--, - themselves- They want to return to the
players he wffl be up agamst,  says Dole.    neM expressed towards them by negh-    ^^ what   ^ ,    them _ a
"Q,,.i.K!r,m<.'<.onrjive™aoodchanceto     ■ ui^a, »«^ f.mikj  Thev said that     •™~ZZ\. ,*  ?7_
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bors, friends and family. They said that    rcnewcd M
their father's house was open 24 hours a
day, frequented by concerned neighbors.
thing III have to get used "But I think he's got a very good chance
to. make it. He's a very tough football player
Actually, it is something Blacksill physically and mentally. When he gets
dreamed of getting used to., banged up, he keeps on playing."
"Playing pro football has been an ambi-       "He is very good technically and has
tion of mine since high school," says good strength. And he's capable of doing
Blacksill. "I even put it in the high school the deep snap (for punts). You don't find
annual." It was at Washington Union teams these days that don't have a spe-
wheTe Blacksill met his wife Susan. cialist doing deep snaps and that enriches    said that this
"We were high school sweethearts," his chances of rnaking it. John has the    women, who
says Blacksill. "She was head cheerleader desire and pride to do weB." sleepy while sitting, would climb i
and 1 was captain of the football team." Keith Gilbertson, the offensive line    with Julio's father, so they would be
Sounds like a storybook setting, but life coach for the Express, has yet to see    startled awake in time to prevent him
hasn't been easy for either Blacksill lately. Blacksill in action, but knows his draftee's    t,om hurting himself.
"It's been hectic," says John. "It's like    background -•*-.«■'•■..
every day you have something that c
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There were at least two people at
Julio's father's bedside at all times to
make sure he didn't awaken confused and
hurt himself trying to get out of bed. Julio
jum «•■«...»    said that this was decided upon by the       The controller's office is hoping the
John has the   women, who if they found themselves    Legislature will act soon on the problem
:obed
""We'd have a lot of players in camp, so if       Julio said that his father had a different
     lady in bed with him every night for the
:ding to John Jervice, assistant state
controller.
"We're optimistic that something is
going to happen soon," Jervice said
yesterday.
According to a spokesperson from the
CSUF today
last three weeks ol his life, which he said is       According to a spokesperson from tne
maybe why he lasted for as long as he did.    Senate desk, respresentauves have been
told to stav dose to the phone as an
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Neighbors constantly baked for the emergency meeting may be caBed today.
Gramajos, though they had little food for       A        >     .   .         ... ,. .	
.k~ ~,„ L~:iJ, According to Larson, the Legislature
their own lamuies, . ,       ,          ..      *   .   I   zL      .,L
can take as long as it wants tn dealing with
"People are so different, (than Ameri- the problem. "Of course, the longerthey
i though conditions are so ter- take, the more difficult it will become to
rible." said Margaret, deal with," he said
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